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It’s that time of year when we start counting our blessings and begin planning for the year ahead. Thanks to our faithful customers and clients 2015 is going to be a banner year, both for me personally and for Rainey, Jones & Shaw. Once again this year we will be giving a portion of our profits to our favorite charities in the name of our buyers and sellers.
In the coming year we will be strengthened by our new partnership with Leverage Global Partners, an international real estate referral network that also offers state of the art social networking and marketing resources as well as broad national and ... Read More

Adding Value

Which items will add value to your home and help with resale when the time comes to sell?

The answer is: “Only the ones that future buyers will also want and be willing to pay for.”

As a general rule, choosing the functional over the merely cosmetic and choosing neutral over unusual or exotic will pay at resale. Taste and current trends can also affect the value of an update. Unusual colors have a limited appeal.